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' 3 Sheets-Sheet 2. -J .B. NE PF. Sul-k'y-Plow.

Patented Feb. 3,1880.

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J. B. NEFF. Sulky-Plow.

No. 224,034. Patented Feb.- 3, 1880.

Jlii'nesfies: V Jwvenior;

MPEIERS, PMOTO-LITHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON n C I ED STATES" PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH 13. NEFF, F CUBA, ASSIGNOR To REUBEN E'Lwoon, or SYCAMORE,

, q ILLINOIS.

SULK-Y-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part :of Letters Patent N 0. 224,034, dated February 3, 18 80.

l I Application filed December 16, 1878. x

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, JOSEPH B. NEFF, of Cuba, Fulton county, Stateof Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Sulky-Plows, of which the following is a full description, reference being had to the accompanyin g-drawin gs, in which--' Figure 1 is a top or plan view; Fig. 2,a side elevationjwith a wheel removed; Fig.3, a

cross-section on linear a: of Fig. 1, with the wheels removed; Fig. 4, across-section on line 2 y of Fig. 1; Fig 5 a side view, and Fig. 6 a

front view, of the clevis and its attachments.

I and the frame so that the plow may rise and The natureof this invention consists in making the connections between the plow-beam fall freely within the limits furnished; in an I improved method of raising the plow; in im- I tongue; G, the tongue; H, a foot rest or board;

provedmeans for attaching the team, and. in

the several new combinations hereinafter de? scribed and claimed. I

In the drawings,Aindicates theupper por- I tion of the frame,which may be a bent axle;

B, the wheels; 0,:the bent rock-shaft; D, the

plow-beam; E, the plow; F, a bar attached to the frame for attaching and supporting the I, drivers seat and its support; J K, handlevers; L M, notched or toothed segments; N,

arms extending forward from the bar A; O, a cross rod or bar. upon which the front end of t the plow-beam rests; P, abar or brace connecting the front end of one of the arms N with the bar F; Q, the clevis; a, swingingorloose rods depending from the rock-shaft G; b, athimble or collar forkeepin g the rods a in place; 0, brackets fastened to the sides of the plow-beam through which the rods to pass d, collars provided with set-screws 0, attached to the rods 11 and located within the brackets c, for limiting the movement of the plow-beam upon said rods; f,

. rods and pawls for locking the levers J K in position on the notched segments; 9, a band or rod loop at the front end of the bar F, for holding the tongue in place and limiting its yvertical movements; h, a bracket, also located on the bar F, for holding the rear end of the tongue, which. is more fully described in another application of even date herewith 6, bolts by which the foot-board is attached to the to the plateor bracket connecting it with the rod or bar 0; j, clamp ball or collar with setscrew, by meansof which the position of the plow-beam on the rod or bar 0 is adjusted and held in place; It, plate or bracket provided with ears or bearings, for connecting the front end of the plow-beam with the cross-bar 0; m, a secondary clevis; n, a movable and adjustable double-tree or evener support; 0 p, clevisbolts; q, a brace-bar forming a portion of the frame A; a", a link attached to the lever K, and s a slide or movable block, to which the spindle B is attached.

Thebar F andthe tongue are made of wood, and the other parts are, by preference, of metal;

'but some of the parts may be made of wood.

' The frame or bent-axle portion Ais made of a suitable height above the'wheel-spindlles B,

.andthe arms Nate either made of the same bent bar orare permanently attached to it.

The wheel-spindles B B may .be made partly'ofcast-iron, and B is bolted or otherwise fastened to the frame A. The spindle B is attached to a block, 8, which has a'vertical movement on the frame A,- and is secured thereto by being made in a dovetail form, so as to slide up and down in a groove fitted to the form of the bar; .or it may be attached by bent bars fittingover it, united or bolted to the frame A. I

The block s-is connected with the lever Kby a link, r, by means of which and the lever K the spindle B may be. raised or lowered to adjust the height of the tread of the wheels or to level the plow.

At the proper height above the tread of the wheels there is journaled to or through the frame A a bent rock-shaft,-O, at one end of which there is attached, by means of the castacting on the notched segment L. The bent portion of the shaft 0 extends nearly or quite the distance between the vertical portions of the frame A,'and on the bent portion there are two rods, a, suspendedor pivoted so as to allow them to turn freely, These bolts care held from spreading by the brackets a, and are kept in position on the shaft by the collar *1), which is provided with a set-screw, so that the position of the rods a lengthwise the shaft may be adjusted.

The brackets c are fastened to the plow-beam D, and the rods 0, pass through them. Between the arms of each of these brackets is placed a short collar or button, d, which is held in place by a set-screw, and which allows within the limits of the bracket afree vertical play of the plow-beam, so that the plow E may play freely up and down while the shaft is held in place by the lever J. I

The bent rock-shaft is raised and lowered to any desired position by the lever J, and it is held in place by the rack or segment L, and by rocking the shaft G up high enough the plow E is thrown out of the ground when desired.

The front ends of the arms M are connected together by the rod or sh aft 0, and to this shaft the front end of the plow-beam is attached so that it can turn by means of the plate k, having ears I, which plate is attached to the plowbeam by means of the cross-plate, to which the foot-rest is faste'ned,.and the bolts i. By loosening the bolts i the plate is may be adjusted along the plow-beam so as to bring and hold the brackets c in their proper position.

The front end of the plow-beam is adjusted laterally or along the rod 0 by means of the collar j, which is provided with a setscrew. and does not fill the space between the ears or bearings I, so that the front end of the pl0W-beam has a little free lateral play.

The clevis Q is made of two plates or with a vertical opening in front, and is provided with a secondary or cross clevis, m, which is held in place by the bolt p. The clevis is also provided with a double-tree and evener support, a, which is held in place by the bolt 0. Its back rests against the bolt p,which causes it to project so as to support the'evener. This supporter can be adjusted up and down by shifting the bolt into different holes, either with or without shifting the position of the cross-clevis. It may be held on the bolt and its upper bent end pass behind the bolt 0, in

which case it will always be adjusted with the cross-clevis m.

The foot-board H is supported upon the beam by means-of one or more bent arms, and by the further bending or straightening of them its height may be regulated.

The-bar F is supported by the frame A and brace q, and, as shown, it extends far enough back to furnish a support for the rear end of the segment L. Its front end is supported by the brace or bar 1?, which is provided with a series of holes, so that the heightof the bar F, and through that the height of the tongue, can

and to adjust the height of the rodOand front endof theplow-beamin reference to thetongue ,or ground.

The'rear endof the tongue is pivoted in the bracket h, and it is kept in position laterally by the band g, in whichit has some free play vertically. The wheels and parts mounted thereon are drawn by the bar 0.

The operation will be apparent scription.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isa 1. The combination .of the brackets c, attached to the plow-beam, withlthe rods a and adjustable collars d, for allowing the brackets a limited free play on the rods, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the brackets c, rods a, and adjustable collars d with the collar 11 and rock-shaft O, substantially as set forth.

3. The plate 70, having the ears I, in combination with the beam D and bar or rod 0, substantially as described.

4. The extended bar 11, for supporting an evener independently of its clevis-su'pport, constructed and applied substantially as specifrom the de- 5. The combination of the bent axleor frame A, arms N, rod 0, adjusting-bar P, and bar F with the cranked or bent rock-shaft O, lever J, one or more rods, (1, one or more brackets, c, and plow-beam D, all constructed and operating substantially as specified.

JOSEPH B. NEFF.

Witnesses:

FRANK ELLwoon, O. E. VEDDER.

be adjusted to suit teams of different heights, 

